Crime Rates at Hazelwood Road, Wigston, LE18 4LR

Hazelwood Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Wigston , and the 58th highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazelwood Road (LE18 4LR) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the South Wigston average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelwood Road (LE18 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bassett Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.